April 2013 Don’t-Miss Movie: ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper star in this month’s must-see drama

by Alison Bailes

Photograph: Atsushi Nishijima

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper pump up the testosterone in this tense drama from Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance. Gosling, flashing a taut, tattooed body, turns to crime to support his girlfriend (Eva Mendes, with Gosling above) and their newborn son. A run-in with a rookie cop (Cooper) will have far-reaching reverberations for both their families.